Nonpilfering shipping container



June 23, 1925.

C. H. CROWELL l NONPILFERING SHIPPING CONTAINER Fi'led NOV. 13, 1920 Patented lune 23, "i925 CHARLES H. CBOWELL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

NONPILFERING SHIPPING CONTAINER.

Application filed November 1s, 1920. Lserial No. 423,839.

To all whom z' may concern.'

f Be it known that I, CHARLES H. CRowELL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county 0f Kings, city and State ofv New York, have made a certain new and useful Invention relating to Nonpilfering Shipping Containers, of which the following is a specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates especially to shipping containers made up of flat shipping composite paper board, ifdesired. This composite paper board preferably comprises outer kfacing sheets and one or moreintermediate or central connector sheets which may in some cases be joined and held apart -to form the cellular composite paper board by embossed corrugated or other irregular spacing sheets adhesively or otherwise secured in place. IVhen such central or intermediate connector sheets are used the paper board may be conveniently and effectively formed with rabbeted or stepped edges so that one or more of the container sides having such stepped edges may interlock with the adjacent edges of the other blank so as to ensure a much stronger and more rigid connection. In some cases these stepped 1nterlocking edges of the container blanks may be adhesively secured together as by the use of a non-pilfering holding strip of double gummed tape which may be moistened on both sides and then laid or arranged in the joint between the stepped edges of the blanks so as to become adhesively secured to both and strongly hold them together.

In the accompanying drawings showing in a somewhat diagrammatic way several illustrative embodiments of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of one form of the container shown partly in section.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section of the material taken along the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a modified form of container.

The container shown in Fig. l comprises two similar blanks of nearly the same size dependent on the thickness of stock used, each of which is formed with transverse folding creases so asfto fold up into three adjacent sides of the container. One blank may thus form the sides 1, 2 and 3 of the container while the'other similar though somewhat larger blank may be folded up so lthe junction corners of the container.

as to form the sides 4, 5 and 6. These container blanks which are of course preferably shipped in flat forrnmay advantageously be formed in the factory with stepped portions or in some cases with stepped or rabbeted edges throughout their entire periphery so as to secure the added strength and security of definite interlocking edged portions at all ing bosses give good results and the bosses may be arranged to'project in opposite direct-ion in substantial alignment which is described in somewhat greater detail in the applicants co-pending .case Serial No. 410,17 8, filed September 14, 1920. Such composite paper board may be formed with rabbeted or. stepped edges around some or all of the edges of the container blanks so that as shown in Fig. 1, the projecting edge l5 of one blank may have its central connector sheet rest upon the reduced thickness outer edge of the cooperating outer blank forming the side 2 of the container. VBoth of these container blanks may be formed with folding creases such as 14 so that when they have been shipped to the users factory the fiat sized blanks may be folded up preferably around a suitable form or support so as to form the three adjacent sides of the container such as 4, 5 and 6, then the other cooperating blank may be put in place and the holding means such for instance as the double gummed holding strips 7, which may in some cases be preliminarily attached to one edge of one of these blanks which may be moistened on both sides and then arranged within the stepped joint or seam between the blank edges, the outer edges of these holding strips being then forced or smoothed down over the edges of the other blank as is shown quite clearly at the left lower corner of Fig. 1` In this way a strong adhesively secured joint isv formed betiveen the blank edges which may if desired be further strengthened by applying an additional sealing strip such as 8 over the outside edge of the joint which also covers the exposed gummed edge of this sealing strip. The non-pilfering sealing strip may for this purpose be advantageously made by gumming on both sides a. relatively thin strong paper stock such as twenty or thirty pound Kraft paper and for convenience in shipping one edge of this strip 7 may be pasted around the edges of one of these container blanks if desired. In some casesV these non-pilfering strips may be printed or formed with a distinctive pattern or design so as to further minimize their being replaced by other strips in resealingr an opened container. Also in some cases it is desirable to use penetrating aniline coloring material such as aniline violet, methylene blue, etc. in the special printed lines 25 or other design incorporated in the gummed coating on these sealing strips, since such aniline coloring is toA some extent transferred to the adjacent faces ofthe container in connection With the moistening and applying of the holding strips, so that even similar non-pilfering gummed strip would leave a different or superimposed impression which would at once show that the container had been previously opened.

The similar form of container blanks illustrated in Fig. 1 are quite desirable and when such stepped joints are used produce sufficiently strong` containers with a considerable saving of the paper board material as compared With the standard construction noiv used. It is not however necessary in all cases to use such interchangeable or similar shaped blanks and Fig. 3 shows another construction in which one of the blanks comprises the two relatively small sides of the container while the other larger blank forms the three larger sides 19, 20 and '21. These blanks may of course be similarly creased to form the folding creases 29 and if desired similar double gummed holding strips 22 may be used in thekv stepped joints formed by the edges of thesel container blanks, outer sealing strips such as 23 being also employed in some cases if desired. It is of course understood that these stepped joints may be formed withA any suitable adhesive or other fastening means and for example the stepped edges may have glue, gum or other adhesives directly applied thereto before they are forced intoV place andthe outer sealing strips such as 23 may be used in connection with such a construction.

This invention has been described in connection With a number ofillust'rative enibodiments, forms, portions, parts, materials, arrangements and methods of manufacture and use, to the details of which disclosure arranged between the edges of said blanks andadhesively secured thereto.

2. The paper board shipping container having joints formed 'by the edges of the different blanks and gummed nonpilfering holding strips formed With a distinctive transferable design' comprising f coloring matter in the Igum coatings thereon arranged in engagement with the edges of said blanks and adhesively secured thereto.

3. The paper boardlshipping container having joints formed by the edges ofthe different blanks and non-pilferingV holding strips formed with a distinctive transferable design comprising aniline coloring matter thereon adhesively secured to the cooperating edges'of said blanks. j

4. The paper board shipping container having joints formed by the edges of the different blanks and non-pilfering holding strips formed' with a distinctive vtransferable design thereon adhesively securedto the cooperating parts of said blanks. Y

5. The paper board shipping container having stepped joints formed by the interlocking edges of the dilferent blanks and double gummed non-pilfering hold-ing strips formed with a distinctive transferable design comprising aniline coloring matter in the gum coatings thereon arranged between the interlocking edges of said blanks and ad:- hesively secured thereto. Y

6. The paper board shipping container having stepped joints formed by the inter locking edges of the different blanfks and double gummed non-pilfering holdingA strips formed With a distinctive design arranged between the interlocking edges of said blanks and adhesively secured thereto.

'7. The paper board 'shipping'v container having joints formed by the edges of the different blanks and double gummed non* pilfering holding strips formed With a distinctive design adhesively secured to the cooperating edges of said blanks.

8. The paper board shipping container having joints formedl bythe edges ofthe diiferentblanks and a non-pilfering holding strip formed withA a distinctive design on the face which is adhesively secured to the cooperating edges of' saidy blanks.

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